About the Airplane
- The Missing Air Crew Reports No.
- 6328
- The type of the plane.
- B-17G
- The plane ID.
- 42-31482
- The name of the plane.
- The squadron the bomber belongs to.
- 32nd Bomb Squadron
- The date of the bomber's crash.
- 1944-06-26
- The reason for the bomber's crash.
- Jäger
- The place the bomber targeted.
- Wien
- The place where the bomber crashed.
- Sopron
- Coordinates of the site the bomber was last seen at.
- 47°28'N, 16°51'E
- The city or village the bomber was last seen at.
- Sopron
- The country or county the bomber was last seen at.
- Time of the day the bomber was last seen at.
- 10:20
- Time of the crash.
- Comments.
Map of related places
The Crew
| Name | Rank | Function | Destiny |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berndtson, Arne E. | S/Sgt | Gunner 4 | EUS |
| Hill, Jack C. | S/Sgt | Gunner 2 | EUS |
| Kelly, Charles A. | S/Sgt | Gunner 6 | EUS |
| Melrose, Donald E. | T/Sgt | Gunner 1 | EUS |
| Nally, William F. | 2nd Lt | Co-Pilot | PDD |
| Nelson, Homer L. | 2nd Lt | Bombardier | PDD |
| Olsen, Raymond W. | 2nd Lt | Navigator | KIA |
| Phillips, Lewis J. | 2nd Lt | Pilot | PDD |
| Wagoner, Marshal J. | S/Sgt | Gunner 5 | PDD |
| White, William F. | S/Sgt | Gunner 3 | EUS |
How to cite
DAACDA – Downed Allied Air Crew Database Austria, edited by Nicole-Melanie Goll, Georg Hoffmann and Peter Andorfer, Vienna 2025 (https://daacda.acdh.oeaw.ac.at/a-00285.html)